I want to drop this so badly, but I can't because it's Superman.

This reminds me a lot of Tom King's work, what with the mystery and conspiracy theory going on. This was an amazing debut. Tynion has really come into his superstar status working on DN Death Metal and Batman with DC, as well as his independent work, latest of which is the Department of Truth, which Tynion plays with the idea that every conspiracy theory had truth in it.

Who shot JFK, Aliens, UFOs, Flat Earth, etc. Art by Simmons, oh my. His sketchy style of penciling together with inks makes it as if I am looking at the pages through a 1930's kinescope, very antique and mysterious, perfect for such a concept. The writing, crisp, quick, flows very well, expert lettering by Bidikar. A great debut by Tynion, hooked into the ideas being played out, and great visuals by Simmonds and company. more

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This was an amazing book by Spurrier, he has been on fire with his work in the Sandman Universe and independents like Alienated. This series, its focus on teenage problems, while it sounds stupid on the outside, how Spurrier handles it with such real emotion and touch, it really helps people understand why people feel, well alienated. This book strives to that conclusion to an extreme degree, but it gets its point across of what power does to people in times of their distress and problems, a commentary on not just teenagers, but everybody especially in this time we live in.

Three kids, all named Sam in different ways, are attached mentally by this weird alien who has really weird powers. Then what comes is a very emotional clasp of very irresponsible actions each Sam takes by abusing this alien's power for their own interests, echoing their own personal problems, shame and fears. When this type of abuse goes too far, what happens to the alienated and those around them?

Everything was amazing, the dialogue, the characters we are introduced to, the concepts and how they are conveyed, the art by Wildgoose is amazing, especially dealing with all the psychedelic elements like the dimensions and the alien, the colors by May was beautiful. The first two issue for me started out very slow for me and didn't really pull me into the concept of the series, was very casual. But when it hit those middle issues, the book skyrocketed and finished off with a banger of a finale. Highly recommend

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This was a fine ending. Not great tbh, alot of what was built up, didn't really come to anything I found satisfying to conclude the story. Art is still great, loved the colors in this book especially. But yeah, it was not that killer ending I was hoping for, though I shouldn't have expected it given that Percy will expand on this world in the future. Solid finale.

Idk if it was the fact King was off the title or my expectations for an event titled " Joker War ", but this does not hold up to the amount of hype going in. All of Joker's planning and set-up all culminated in this extra size issue, and while playing with a really cool idea of the evolution of the relationship between Joker and Batman, is just muddled by all the fillers that happened prior and made extra-sized to catch everything and wrap it up.

All the stakes that were presented just felt like cardboard in this issue. It got wrapped up in like 2 seconds. This is the problem. You drag the conflict out to make it look so detrimental and intense, just for it to be a much more water-downed version of what it really is. I'll give it to Tynion, the way he conveys his idea through dialogue is amazing. His characterization of Batman, HQ, were great. HQ in particular, I really enjoyed how she was handled in this arc. But this issue was alot of letdowns.

Despite stellar writing, the confrontation between Joker and Batman was a letdown. Joker seemed to be a real interesting character going in, and he still has remnants of that, but his characterization in this arc just drops the ball. Punchline, for such a hyped of character, who seemed to have alot going for her, was just a forgettable sidekick. Clown Hunter, why the fuck is he even in this arc.

When the dust settled, this felt more like a transition arc instead of an arc that was supposed send Batman off with a bang. All the stakes that was held into this book, the identity of Batman, his name smeared by corruption, Batman's on who he is moving forward, the money, it all just fell apart. The art is amazing by Jimenez, the writing is great, but the story and its execution of the ideas its trying to display, it doesn't cut it.

The side stories with Punchline and Clown-Hunter were decent. But overall, as an event, this was nowhere near as big or important as it was held out to be. All it did was introduce future concepts and just set up things for the future instead of finishing things off, that's all this event did for me. Just because it isn't Tom King, doesn't mean its good. more

JT4’s story is still like a piece of shit as always. However, I found the artist James Stokoe is really awesome! JT4 f**k off, I want to read an issue written and drawn by Stokoe about the clown hunter.

Really liked some of the stories in here, others were whatever. Overall, is this tie-in worth it? I don't think so, to be honest didn't need have half the pages in this one shot. A Serious House has some EXCELLENT dialogue and art, Family ties was nice too. The Symbol was whatever, though had some nice art. Queen Ivy was I guess some set up for Pamela and whats coming in 2021? Clownhunt, didn't like how Stokoe drew Joker, but I liked the story. Overall, had highs and lows, not needed for Joker War. more

The book that broke to Soyboys on the internet cause of an ugly variant has finally come, and what have I heard about it? Nothing, guess it really is all talk and no bite. Nevertheless, this book is not very good at all.

With the first story, the writing was full of cheese, the story wasn't nothing special, the kids were forgettable, if you really want to read this cause of WW84, then knock yourself out. Even then I can't ensure you that this was worth the money. Art is decent, and the book for something that connects with the WW84 (I guess?), it stays true to Diana's character. But for me, its just another unmemorable 18 pages to the pile.

The second one was like a WW story for kids, like kids under 8. The art is kind of amateurish, or I guess that is Sauvage's style. Its just a skippable story where nothing happens that's interesting. Overall, this is not worth the time nor money. Only if you are really hardcore into everything WW, then I guess go buy it. But for the 99% of readers, skip this. more

This was a somewhat disappointing ending. Alot of people don't like the art, I don't really have a problem with it now. For me, it was probably a false sense of perception. After reading Tamaki's debut issue, I had high hopes for this arc, even if it was predictable. And while it didn't completely let me down, it didn't really grab me in as much as I wanted it to. Probably my change in expectation with Tamaki was a little too overzealous.

Her execution was fine, this issue and the arc overall was generating entertaining, just wasn't something that can turn WW around 180 and bring back the readership she once had in her heyday with Rucka. Overall, a solid start to Tamaki's time with WW. Certainly a step up over the last handful of writers we have had on the series, though that can be subject to change. The Liar Liar as she is called turned out to be another fairly weak and forgettable villain by the end, and while the arc started off strong and with a spark of life, was just another run of the mill WW arc. more

Art is very 90s like. Gedeon uses a really old school style of art, but with something like Metal, it doesn't feel too out of place, honestly I think that have Gedeon doing the art for this one was quite unique. This tie-in deals with what has been going on across the Multiverse during this event so far as Perpetua consumes universe after universe, and how whats left of the Justice League is attempting to fulfill their part of the mission.

One thing I like about this tie-in and this event in general is it is trying to file all the crisis history and multiverse content in a neat and understandable package. And while still a mess with this whole " tuning forks " nonsense, Tynion manages to connect the dots and make sense of the insanity that is DC continuity, and how this event relates into that continuity. First glance, it just looked like Snyder just making the continuity more complicated than it already was, but now its beginning to come full circle and really laying down how each crisis event connects. And all that history is explained in 3 pages.

Exposition filled, thats just what you get with Metal and Tynion. But the idea of really bringing together all the piece of DC history intrigues me. We got Owlman and Captain Carrot in this issue, both were a joy to read. This was just a kookie , multiverse story. Out of the four recent tie-ins, this one is the most unique in its approach, literally tackling the technical aspects of the multiverse, its birth, its death, its rebirth and its affects with DC continuity. Hell, Tynion openly mocks the idea of Dark Nights concept and the Dark Batmans, and I am here for it.

Probably the weakest out of the second round of tie-ins, but its not bad.

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This whole arc, I wasn't really into everything that was going on, but at least I had some fun with what there was. But to be honest, this wasn't a thrilling or lets say well done ending to what is the final arc of this volume as Lobdell prepares to leave. We get a time throw up with the previous Outlaws because why not, and how things ended with the whole Bizarro fiasco with the Trigon stuff left much to be warranted. That end specifically felt very sloppy and not put together well. This is just a kind of " fun " wrap up. There wasn't any sincere character moments outside of the Roy Harper snippet, Lobdell just wanted the entire cast of RHATO to have a fight one last time, nothing more, nothing less. While its not bad per say, its truly is disappointing given how strong this volume was in the beginning.

Art by Pantalena during this entire arc was quite solid with Prianto on colors. But overall, this second volume just didn't pull me in as much as I thought it should. This was going to be like a rebound to the inconsistent Volume 1, that this time RHATO truly reached it potential for fans to enjoy. But the second volume just ended more of the same as the first. Started out amazing than withered midway as time went on and ended with a mediocre bloop. more

An excellent second issue. This issue moves forward and starts peeling back on many fronts on what this series is aiming to do. I will admit, I was kind of underwhelmed to the build-up of how exactly there is Three Jokers, not because the build-up is poor by any means, but because it looks like ideas or tropes that have been used in the past. Nevertheless, I was not really bothered by the idea of how multiple Jokers exist, as what I find as the main focus is how each protagonist is affected by each individual Joker, and how Johns handles Jason's development specifically in this issue is of upmost skill, rivaling that of Under the Hood written 15 years ago.

We see more of the Old school Joker in this issue as well, I had a huge fanboy reaction just looking at him. He can definitely tell John's take on each Joker is uniquely different from the next, with the spotlight on the Criminal being a very focused and hardened Joker reminiscent of his early era in comics. Art by Fabok with colors by Anderson, again it can't get any better than this in comics. The sequential story-telling skills here are unparalleled, paired with the 9 PG and fantastic linework and colors, this is up there with the best Batman artwork in history.

The little smooch we get towards the end does get alittle cornball for me, but nevertheless, the thematic approach by Johns with both the Jokers and the Batfamily, the sequence of the plot and the investigation, the amazing art, colors, paneling, and a killer cliffhanger that can make or break this series. So far, this is just a amazing Batman story. I am intrigued with how Johns will approach this finale, can't wait. more

A great follow-up issue. We are now following Canto and his squad to the village where his friend Aulaura lives, only to see it wasted in ruins. Again, the art in this book is spectacular, both the pencils by Zucker and colors by Astone has provided some of the best fantasy fairy tale art I have seen in comics. This issue is more action oriented to add some dynamic to the story while explaining what happened with Aulaura's village. A great issue overall, just did not hit me as hard as Issue #1. Still, great story we got here. more

Visually, this is some of the best work I have seen from Andrea Sorrentino on pencils, David Stewart on the colors, and Steve Wands on letters. Seriously, WOW. The first six or so pages is done with absolutely masterful techniques by all three. This issue in short starts to come full circle and present revelations about the craziness that has been going as the series approaches it finale at Issue #27 (basically the last arc #27-30).

Lemire has reached the pinnacle of how vast the world of Gideon Falls really is. I have said this before, he stretches the boundaries of what horror can be, starting with a small-town America/Western style and evolved it up to this multiverse of madness. Though, this is really short. I mean, only 17 pages? Come on Image, you can do better than this. The story is coming to a huge conclusion, ramping up the stakes, peeling back the magnitude of the plot, and you give me LESS than 20 pages. Sigh.

Also, how did the priest find Angela? And what happened to the girl he was with? Kind of skipped some stuff from the last few issues. Seeming to rushed a little, though they only have 2 more issues to go, and I get the feeling Lemire is going to explain it soon. Overall, a great issue and looking forward to the finale of this series. more

These tie-ins are continuously getting better and better for Death Metal. This made extra special as Williamson's last note on Wally West and his legacy after his final run on Flash. What Williamson does so well is recapping about 3 years of Wally West within three pages, and not making it boring. Art by Barrows is amazing, seriously wow, Death Metal has some fantastic artists working on their books, clean, detailed linework dazzled with a sense of energy rippling off the pages, which is perfect for a Flash centric book. Some of the best Flash artwork I have seen so far.

This is just a great dichotomy between Wally and Barry, and how Barry takes the Flash legacy and modify it to better represent the Flash and how he now is his own being. Great art accompanied by great thematic writing and pace. This is the redemption of Wally West after a decade or so of poor treatment, and Williamson and Barrows delivers it with a bang. This is for all Wally West fans.



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Farewell Williamson, farewell. A monumental finale to four years of great Flash comics and a final love letter to Barry Allen and the Flash family. What, for whatever cheese the first three issues of this final arc pulled out, this one hits the gut. It wraps together the legacy of Flash, moving past old grudges, and reminds us what makes Flash such a great hero in the first place. Don't fret, for this is not the end just yet. Read the DM SpeedMetal tie-in for Williamson's last note on Wally West. Huzzah to four years Williamson, you have done us proud! more

So this issue kind of slows down and explains the truckload of set-up and action thrown at us in Issue #1. Like a recap if you will. And as a follow-up issue, it does its job splendidly. Forgot to mention this in the first issue, but the art is fire. Di Nicuolo on pencils with Baiamonte on art makes for this vibrant, high energy art-style that fits the pacing and environment of this book. In this second issue, we get to meet Caspar, the bastard himself.

In short, its just a recap of what happened when he was born up to the moment he found out what happened in present time. It explores more of the organization and how this world works, who works in it, etc. Tom Taylor still keeps some factors behind sheets. But what sold me on this issue was the narration and dialogue. For a very emotional book, it has an upbeat attitude with a taste for adventure. It shows what Casper is like and how he is affected by his upbringing. It even shows Casper talking to his parents. Overall, a good lull issue, done with great technique by the creative team, and sets up how Casper will tie into this story. more

Kind of underwhelmed the direction it went after Issue #3. So Myrick kills Donny's guys, and it seems that the Made men are in deep ass trouble, but then Myrick is just socked out the story? What? This FBI agent, I want her to be important, but the way Williams/Masters is taking her deflated the stakes of this issue. Though there are some saving graces of this book. This undead/supernatural element played with in this series and how it affects our protagonists is done with fine technique. The visuals are the highlight here. Everything from the art style, the inks with contrast between dark and light topped with some well done chromatic colors makes Old Haunts have some amazing panels. Though not entirely satisfied with this book. more

So things are escalating on all fronts. Parrott is handling a multi-viewed story and pushing plot in a more dramatic sense. There is some dragged out dialogue pages, but its accompanied with some stellar art work by Bornyakov. I feel like the twist that came at the end of Remy's confrontation with his killer was quite awkwardly done?, though it does set up a much bigger story. How Parrott sequenced one story after another was done well, though I thought the issue as a whole could have been a bit cleaner on the execution. Still a well done issue. more

Wow. What a debut. Chip Zdarsky is one hell of a writer, and he is laying it down with Stillwater. Wow, such and explosive yet eerie issue. A mix of subtle horror, mystery and super-natural concepts bundled in this town called Stillwater, where nobody in the city dies. Pulling A Stephen King but is still original in style and execution. The writing and dialogue is superb. Following a jobless man named Daniel West on his way to Stillwater to claim a inheritance left by a deceased family member. When he arrives, the comic just lights up.

The colors by Matt Wilson makes this comic pop with sensation, one of the best colorist out there in my opinion. I am not the hugest fan of the art style, especially with how Perez draws faces. Its not consistent all the way through, features from lips or teeth or facial structure is kind of loose throughout the series. Regardless, a stellar debut by Zdarksy and Company. more

Hell Yes. Clem went all Home Alone on them. This is the end to what seems to be just the first arc. Kaplan, Kowalski and company may be leaving now, but this is most certainly not the end. How Kaplan wraps this thematic struggle between technology and primitive ways, it is executed to perfection in this book. From the action, dialogue, the development of Clem, this book fires off on all cylinders. Action and splendid art that completely wraps together this arc in the best fashion possible. In terms of execution, its nothing fancy, but its nothing short of a nigh-perfect finale. more

It was fine. The whole Captain Marvel mini Empyre segment was fine. This issue just wraps up the small conflict with Carol as Accuser and her half Sister Lauri'ell, and while she is a fun goofball with huge arms, this issue was pretty bland. It had some great action in this issue, but the writing just didn't really grab like the last two. A cool thing is that Lauri-ell became the Accuser, albeit in a very cheesy way, and I guess it was something to be expected. Nothing big or exciting or impactful to me, this is most definitely not a mandatory read for Empyre, but its was a fun quirky side story with some good heart-felt joy and a neat ending. more

I was intirigued by the direction till Patsy got offended by the word Man. I laughed and stopped reading.

A shame since Cantwell seems to have a good voice for Tony but if characters care more about being pc than focusing on the story then ill pass.

Gotta say, the Alex Ross covers are to die for, and I really love how he draws Iron Man. Anyways, this was a good debut. Many writers for the past decade of so say that they were going to " get back to basics " with Iron Man. Well Cantwell is the only writer who actually stook by that promise with this debut.

Iron Man was just not an interesting hero for the past decade and no writers managed to make him appeal to me, even though Iron Man is one of the hottest heroes in media rn. But Cantwell has taken a very grounded yet unique approach for this series. A youtuber said it best, it focuses on the " man " in Iron-man. Stark is stepping away from technology to focus on himself, and I think that is a great direction that Iron Man could really use after Slott.

Really like how Cantwell handles Tony here, trying to figure out what it actually means for him to focus on himself. And knowing Tony Stark, probably means doing dumb shit. Great art by Cafu, man I love how he draws cars and people. But the highlight was the Iron Man suit. Stark really is going back to basics. Espcially with an age-old Iron Man villain back into the mix. Its nothing that will blow your boots off about Iron Man, nor do I think that was intended. I am still cautious of where this book will go, but so far, a sense of nostalgia and something fresh are intertwined here. A fine but by the books debut with nice ideas and interested of where it will be going.
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A great transition issue done with finesse, style, and overall great execution. There was always this lingering theme Cates has been pushing in Thor, and its that ever since he became All-Father, Mjolnir seems to become heavier to him. This is the issue where Thor finally confronts that realization, and how it ties to this vision he had in the previous issue.

Cates doesn't need any action or bombastic scenes to make a great issue. A more settled, quiet, yet still rather effective start to his new arc. Art this type by Kuder, yet doesn't lose any of that magic and impact that Klein has from previous issues. If this is the next artist of Thor, this was the perfect transition of that styles, and matches Wilson's colors exceptionally well. Another great issue of Thor. more

Sigh. Slott's style of dialogue is annoying, its reminds me of Bendis. This issue is WAY TOO VERBOSE. I just did the same thing and skipped pages. Using alot of small bubbles excessively, it just becomes a chore to get through. However, even despite all the walls of words, Slott does manage to pull put some great moments, especially with Thor. This just serves to cap off the entire conflict with the Cocati. Some nice art, a great conclusion to the fighting children and the FF, and a banger cliff-hanger than can spring into a future event that might have some potential. An epilogue unnecessarily pestered with dialogue, but a decent epilogue overall. more

For a slog of an event, I liked this epilogue, at least it ended on a good note. If only this insurrection made by Emperor R'kll wasn't so poorly rushed in the main event. I did like that this was a sweet tribute to Mar-vell, Though it was automatically spoiled by this whining that somebody didn't get a piece of the action. Though this issue is a really good analysis of what responsibility and action Ted now takes a ruler of two empires. Cool niche ending, though I find it a weak motive if this gets brought out into another event. Liked this for an ending. more

Picks up right when the Fantomex One shot ended. Now there seems to be so cohesion to what all of these one shots are talking about. The art by Dauterman is amazing. Some of his best work in style and composition is in these Dawn of X titles. Really liked how he drew floating eyeballs, just saying. I really like Hickman's take on how Storm chooses to combat this techo-virus she has instead of just succumbing to her illness and be resurrected, and why she chooses to go that path. Some cool action here, loved Ned, even though I barely know anything about him. Overall a nice conclusion to these one shots, one of the better ones for me. more

This wasn't as bad as I expected, but it was mostly just set up. My biggest question coming out of this issue is, "Why did Nightwing and Hawkgirl get all Metal'd out?" They presumably came straight from New Apokolips, where they all looked like their usual selves.

So DC are like addicted to selling these " anniversaries " even though they are not even worth to celebrate. Seriously, chill with them. Nevertheless, this was quite a stellar book, better than the Cat-woman anniversary special. Ram V. is an amazing up and coming writer, and his talent spills of the page, accompanied with some great art for all three stories.

First story picks up write where Batman #98 left off with Catwoman, Penguin and the Riddler. Great follow-up, and really recommend reading this to understand the bigger picture of Joker War. Great art by Blanco and fantastic writing from Ram V. as expected. Second was a sweet tribute to Cat-woman's past of who she is and her revisit to her hometown. The third story is through the eyes of a cat... Ram V. is just a good writer, managing to make a story interesting based on how he molds his narration around the ideas he presents. A good issue. Is it worth for 6 bucks though? I don't think so, even with Ram V. as writer. Prob not coming back for the next issue, but a great extra size we have here. more